Company Secretary - Financial & Banking - Hybrid/Essex

Job Title: Company Secretary - Financial and Banking - Hybrid/Essex
Location: Dunton, Essex - minimum of 6 days a month for board meetings
Salary/Rate: Up to GBP650 a day Inside IR35
Start Date: April
Job Type: 3 Month Contract (with scope to extend)

Company Introduction

We are looking for a Company Secretary to join the Legal Affairs Team, proving company secretarial services to our client in the Banking & Financial/Automotive industry.

The successful candidate must bring experience of the financial services sector, understanding of corporate law and governance, and excellent organisational skills.

*Candidates will need to drive to the client site, as it's not accessible by public transport*

Required Skills/Experience

• Knowledge of UK corporate law and understanding of corporate law principles for application across the group
• Organisational and administration skills, effective minute writing for Board, Audit, Risk & Remuneration committees, comfortable with tight and multiple deadlines
• Understanding of corporate governance requirements for a UK bank
• Acquaintance with regulatory documents required by a UK bank for submission to regulator
• Understanding of detailed corporate reporting requirements of a bank with listed debt for annual report, periodic reports and market abuse disclosures
• Effective communication skills to apply with directors, non-executive directors, senior management and employees
• Knowledge of UK corporate governance requirements for Board, Audit, Risk & Remuneration committees.
• Understanding of merger, acquisition, disposal and corporate reconstructions when liaising with external counsel
• Ability to work closely with accounting, tax, treasury, corporate reporting and corporate strategy departments, with an understanding of their roles, requirements and responsibilities

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Providing corporate governance and company secretarial services to the Board, Audit, Risk and Remuneration committees and the companies entities including but not limited to working with chairs, CEOs and Directors to organize Board & committee meetings, arrange Annual General Meeting, issue notices, collate annual rolling agenda, meeting agendas, draft papers, review draft papers, liaise with stakeholders, guide presenters in respect to Directors' expectations on Management Information, tracking of follow-up actions, coordinating director induction, coordinating Board briefing/training sessions, coordinating Board Effectiveness Reviews
• Providing advice to the directors on their duties under the Companies Act, (and in respect of the organisations) regulatory conflicts and distributions (given regulatory oversight of the bank's capital position)
• Managing Director Appointments and Resignations for the organisation and other related affiliate companies including supporting regulatory applications
• Reviewing and Updating Corporate Governance documents including but not limited to Board Charter, Terms of References
• Providing input for regulatory documentation for ICAAP, ILAAP, RRP and Strategy and Business Models
• Oversight of corporate disclosures for a UK bank with listed debt obligations and providing corporate governance input to the Annual Reports and Account
• Oversight and coordination of company secretarial work including but not limited to signing authorities, maintenance of statutory registers & records, arranging for powers of attorney and certifications
• Oversight for and maintenance of Record of Processing Activities in the context of Data Privacy
• Oversight of Legal Entity Management work including incorporations, corporate restructures, liquidations, share allotments as part of these activities
• Input into EMTN disclosures, compliance with obligations and maintenance of Insider lists
• Oversight of Companies House and other government filings including but not limited to annual accounts filing, director changes, confirmation statements, payment practices reports, Modern Slavery & Anti-Human Trafficking Statements. Also handles filings for relevant subsidiary and branches
• Handling ad hoc requests for copies of registers and providing corporate information
• Providing direction to and supervision of the organisations Administrators
• Ensuring company entities and other relevant affiliate remain in good standing
• Oversight of document notarisation and legalisation
• Keeping abreast of legal and regulatory changes to establish impact on business
• Ensuring compliance with legislative, regulatory, and where relevant group policy requirements

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Understanding of Global Enterprise Management Systems and BoardVantage type software.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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